Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George Published by Bloomsbury USA Children’s on February 1st 2011 Genres: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, MG Books Pages: 352 Source: purchased Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Wednesdays in the Tower, Princess of the Midnight Ball Blessed-or cursed-with an ability to… Read more »

Mini Bloggiesta wrap-up
These were my goals for Bloggiesta, with what I actually accomplished in blue. Clear off my desk so I can hook my computer back up to my external screen and ergonomic keyboard. (Computer hooked up; desk is still a mess.) Update About Me page and profile picture. (Done!) Clean up… Read more »

Dogwood Hill, by Sherryl Woods
Dogwood Hill by Sherryl Woods Series: Chesapeake Shores #12 Published by Harlequin MIRA on January 1st 2015 Genres: Contemporary Romance Pages: 400 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also in this series: A Seaside Christmas, The Christmas Bouquet, Willow Brook Road Also by this author: Midnight Promises, Where… Read more »

Sunday Post – 1/18/15
The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures – I mean books! My Week We arrived home in the wee hours of Monday morning. Since then,… Read more »

News & Notes – 1/17/14
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff News and Notes is back from the holidays! Book News How Harry Potter fans won a four-year fight against child slavery (Washington Post). After a four-year… Read more »

Mini Bloggiesta starts tomorrow!
I’ve seen Bloggiesta and Mini-Bloggiesta around, but this is the first time I’ve participated. In case you’re wondering what Bloggiesta is: In short, Bloggiesta is a blogging marathon revolving around ticking off those items on your to-do list and improving your blog while in the good company of other awesome… Read more »

The Crime At Black Dudley
The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham Series: Campion #1 Published by Bloomsbury on May 6th 2014 Genres: British mystery, Cozy Mystery, Historical Mystery Pages: 176 Source: purchased Add to Goodreads The Black Dudley is an ancient, remote mansion inhabited by the reclusive Colonel Combe, but owned by Wyatt… Read more »

Top Ten 2014 Releases I Meant to Read But Didn’t
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten 2014 Releases I Meant to Read But Didn’t Get To I have a feeling I’ve missed a few big ones on this list, but these are the ones that jumped… Read more »

2015 Historical Romance Reading Challenge (goals)
2015 Historical Romance Reading Challenge As if I didn’t have enough challenges already, I’m signing up for the Historical Romance Reading Challenge hosted by Anna at Herding Cats & Burning Soup. I love a good historical romance, and I used to read a lot of them, but have read fewer… Read more »

Sunday Post – 1/11/15
The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures – I mean books! My Week (well, the last two weeks!) I finally got my index done and… Read more »




































